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This document describes how to download and install IBM Rational Functional Tester version 8.1.0.2.
Download Description
IBM Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.0.2 includes defect fixes to previous versions of Rational Functional Tester.
This release of IBM Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.0.2 includes the following new features:
* Flex 3.3 support: Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.0.2 supports testing functional aspects of applications developed using Adobe® Flex 3.3. You can record and playback scripts against Flex-based user interfaces inside a Web browser and verify that the application functions correctly.
* Flex custom control support: Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.0.2 supports testing functional aspects of Adobe Flex custom controls in a generic and specific way. For more information, see Flex custom controls and the techdoc Specific support for Flex custom controls
Prerequisites
* Before you update Rational Functional Tester, close the Eclipse and Microsoft Visual Studio IDEs, as well as any open Web browsers, and all other applications that are enabled by Functional Tester.
* This fix pack requires IBM Installation Manager, version 1.3.1.
* If you are installing or upgrading Rational Functional Tester on Microsoft Windows, to use the .NET Scripting feature, you must copy msvcp71.dll into the System32 directory (C:\Windows\System32), if it is not already available. You can copy the msvcp71.dll file from any other Windows operating system such as Windows XP or download it from Internet.
Installation Instructions
You can either install Rational Functional Tester 8.1.0.2 directly from the service repository using the IBM Installation Manager or by downloading the fixpack from the location specified at the bottom of this page.
Installing Rational Functional Tester, Version 8.1.0.2
If IBM Rational Functional Tester, Version 8.0, 8.0.0.1, 8.0.0.2, 8.0.0.3, 8.1 or 8.1.0.1 is already installed on your computer, you can install this update using the Update Packages wizard in IBM Installation Manager.
Local upgrade of an existing installation
- Download the Rational Functional Tester 8.1.0.2 fix pack from the location specified at the bottom of this page.
- Extract the files to a temporary directory. For example, extract the file to
C:\temp - In the IBM Installation Manager click File > Preferences and add the temporary directory to the list of repositories, for example,
C:\temp\rft8102.update.disk1\disk1\. - Use the Update Packages wizard of the Installation Manager to proceed with the update.
For information about installing Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.0.2, see Installing Rational Functional Tester.
Rational Functional Tester integration with Rational products
You can integrate Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.0.2 with ClearQuest® Version 7.1 and ClearCase® Version 7.0.1 and 7.1.
ClearQuest Test Manager perspective in Rational Functional Tester
To add the ClearQuest® Test Manager perspective to Rational Functional Tester, install ClearQuest Version 7.1 plug-ins into Rational Functional Tester using IBM Installation Manager.
Installing ClearQuest plug-ins directly from IBM update repository:
If IBM Rational Functional Tester is already installed on your computer, click Check for Other Versions and Extensions on the Install page of the Install Packages wizard in IBM Installation Manager. Select IBM Rational ClearQuest Version 7.1.0 from the list of the offerings and follow the on-screen instructions to proceed with the installation.
You can also install ClearQuest 7.1 while installing Rational Functional Tester. In IBM Installation Manager, select IBM Rational Functional Tester in the Install page of the Install Packages wizard, and click Check for Other Versions and Extensions. Select IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.1.0 from the displayed list of offerings and follow the on-screen instructions to proceed with the installation.
For more information on Rational Functional Tester and ClearQuest Test Manager integration, see the Integrate Functional Tester with CQTM topic in Rational Functional Tester Help.
Support available for the help installation:
Rational Functional Tester help system is configured to use remote help. An internet connection is required to access help or to download and install help locally. For more information about configuring and accessing help, see Configuring help content in the Rational Functional Tester information center.
Additionally, see the following technotes:
Known problems
Known problems are documented in the form of individual technotes in the Support knowledge base at
http://www.ibm.com/software/awdtools/tester/functional/support/
As problems are discovered and resolved, the knowledge base is updated and maintained with new information. By searching the knowledge base, you can quickly find workarounds or solutions to problems.
The following links run customized queries of the live Support knowledge base:
Problems Solved
This release contains fixes for the following APARs:
| Apars | Description |
| PK88660 | Rational Functional Tester help does not specify which command line command output messages to the console. |
| PK92445 | Visual Basic .Net Scripting 2005: The log selection window is not displayed after you select 'No' on the overwrite error message dialog box. |
| PK91882 | An ObjectNotFoundException is displayed on ListViewItem verification points. |
| PK93657 | Error when viewing results of the manual verification point (failed) from the html log. |
| PK93049 | Executing a SOAP UI Test Case from Rational Functional Tester V7.0.1.3 and V8.1 does not work. |
| PK92993 | Improper functionality results in duplicate and confusing data. |
| PK92269 | Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1displays an error message when you wrongly click "insert as callScript" in context menu. |
| PK95589 | Rational Functional Tester Version 8 has problems handling a web application. |
| PK93965 | Rational Functional Tester throws a NullPointerException when you capture snapshot and iew using HTML logging. |
| PK80527 | CRFCP0006E: Screen rectangle cannot be computed after scrolling". |
| PK94006 | 'isSameObject' returns a false value for the HTML domain. |
| PK93883 | Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.0.1: Exception handlers does not function as expected. |
| PK92056 | Documentation is required for the getAutomationSubitemAt() method. |
| PK92604 | Record the expanding and collapsing actions of a Flex tree item, throws NullPointerException on playback. |
| PK91386 | Rational Functional Tester Version 8.0.0.3 : Japanese IME mode cannot be recorded on IE7. |
| PK95178 | Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1 displays a "No Screen Pointer Found" error message is displayed for Firefox 3 |
| PK94167 | Rational Functional Tester Version 8.0.0.3: Image_Next button cannot be recognized. |
| PK94030 | Connecting to a VT terminal using SSH fails with Rational Functional Tester Extension for Terminal-Based Applications 8.1. |
| PK92668 | CRFCN0309E error viewing results from link in Rational Functional Tester playback HTML log. |
| PK94188 | Renaming a project which is stored in the ClearCase either SnapShot or Dynamic view displays two files in the folder structure in Rational Functional Tester Version 7013. |
| PK93884 | Datapool Retrieves values wrongly from the Script in Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1.0.1. |
| PK93161 | Rational Functional Tester and team branch does not work with CVS client. |
| PK94269 | Rational Functional Tester 7.0.1.3: Verification point comparator does not work when the actual value is null and log type is TestManager or TPTP. |
| PK87850 | Rational Functional Tester version is displayed as 7.0.0.61800. |
| PK92203 | Rational Functional Tester Version 8.0.0.3 (Firefox 2.0.0.x): CRFCN0153E cannot get screen point for subitem on combobox. |
| PK92842 | Rational Functional Tester does not select any items in the drop-down list in Rational Functional Tester Version 8.0.0.3. |
| PK93657 | Error message is displayed when viewing results in the HTML log. |
| PK94064 | No action is seen while clicking the "Open" option on any cell of the failed verification point against html. |
| PK93513 | The redisplay of Rational Functional Tester after execution of a script and log generation, takes time. |
| PK92402 | Rational Functional Tester Version 8.1 on RHEL 5 cannot locate browsers from the configuration. |
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20 July 2018
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